Predator World 8 Ball Championship (Nov 19-22), Puerto Rico, Winner $60K

2nd semifinal Shaw v Zielinski, 2 of the fastest shooters in the pool business. Hold onto your seats and don't blink, enjoy the ride :LOL:
Semifinalists guaranteed $20K, finalist is minimum $40K so this match is worth $20K

 
YukonCornelius said:
Wonder why there are so many gaps in the streaming? Maybe they were unsure of exactly how long each of these 8-ball matches would take since its been a long time since its been played in a tournament format? Not complaining, just curious.
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The CSI matches are always spaced out by quite a bit. I’d like to see them schedule matches closer together. I often watch fewer of their matches because I get distracted in the 1-2 hour gap between them.
 
sjm said:
Amazing how strong Poland has been in the past month alone.

At the just-completed Puerto Rico 10-ball, Maciol won silver. At the International 9-ball, Zielinski won silver. At the American 14.1, Zielinski won silver and Fortunski won bronze.

The Poles play all the games well. Zielinski, I sense, is the one with the brightest future.

Last paragraph deleted due to inaccuracy.
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Zielinski and also the current World 10-Ball Champion, Wojciech Szewczyk.

Also, take note of Szymon Kural (745) from Krakow. He turned 18 a few months ago and just yesterday won World Jr 9-Ball event in Puerto Rico.
 
sjm said:
It was Shaw over Zielinski in the final of the International 9-ball, but not here, as Zielinski turns the tables and takes Jayson down in the semifinals. Exciting match!
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I wasn't able to watch the whole match but from what I saw, Zielinski's break was working and Jayson's not so much. Accurate?
 
Zielinski is about to play in his third final in just a month.

10/29/2022 Lost final of the American 14.1 to Jungo
11/5/2022 Lost final of the International 9-ball to Shaw
11/22 .... well we shall see!

Best of luck to this rising star.
 
Am I alone in likening Zielinski to a young Johnny Archer? He's got a big break, a lot of firepower, a big frame and he gets your attention quickly with his powerful game. For what it's worth, Johnny was born in 1968 and was World Champion by 1992.
 
tomatoshooter said:
What were his rules? I liked the IPt rules. Ball in Kitchen after scratch on break, no mixed combos on open table, scratch on 8 loses.
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Then go back to 1 ball 15 ball in side pockets, spot a ball after scratches. Could go on for weeks, that’s the way we played in the 50’s
 
sjm said:
Am I alone in likening Zielinski to a young Johnny Archer? He's got a big break, a lot of firepower, a big frame and he gets your attention quickly with his powerful game. For what it's worth, Johnny was born in 1968 and was World Champion by 1992.
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How does a kid this young learn to handle the pressure. It has to be suffocating but he seems oblivious to it
 
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